The crowd at Tuesday's league bout between the Hope Bobcats (Hope, AR) and the visiting Arkadelphia Badgers (Arkadelphia, AR), observed Hope's softball team get by Arkadelphia by a tally of 7-4.

The Bobcats (6-2) will now prepare for their bout against Monticello (Monticello, AR). The Billies go into the non-league bout with a 3-5 record. In their last bout, Monticello tipped Hamburg (Hamburg, AR), 10-5, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Badgers clash with the Camden Fairview Cardinals (Camden, AR) in a 4A Region 7 bout, on Tuesday, April 1. Arkadelphia will attempt to advance on its 3-4 season record.